OLEAGINOUS

greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous

(adjective) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; “greasy hamburgers”; “oily fried potatoes”; “oleaginous seeds”

buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous

(adjective) unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; “buttery praise”; “gave him a fulsome introduction”; “an oily sycophantic press agent”; “oleaginous hypocrisy”; “smarmy self-importance”; “the unctuous Uriah Heep”; “soapy compliments”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

oleaginous (comparative more oleaginous, superlative most oleaginous)

Oily, greasy.

(of manner or speech) Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.

Synonyms

• (oily, greasy): greasy, oily, sebaceous, unctuous

• (falsely or affectedly earnest): fulsome, smarmy, unctuous

Source: Wiktionary

O`le*ag`i*nous, a. Etym: [L. oleaginus, oleagineus, belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. oléagineux. See Olive, Oil.]

Definition: Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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